WAREADME.txt explains the layout of WA.csv and WA.zip (csv is the comma separated variable
version, and zip is the zipped version of the .csv version and this readme file).  These
files contains Washington State precinct election and registration data from the 2000 federal
general election, matched with Census data at the lowest level possible for each county.

Use and Attribution: All data is free and may be distributed as long as no charge is imposed and
this readme file is included with the data.  If you use the data, please include this citation: David
Lublin and D. Stephen Voss.  2001.  "Federal Elections Project." American University,
Washington, DC and the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.  We would greatly appreciate
it if you would mail us hard copies of any paper written utilizing these data sets. You can send
copies to: David Lublin, Department of Government, School of Public Affairs, American
University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016. 

Funding for the Federal Elections Project was provided by the Political Science Program of the
Division of Social and Economic Sciences of the National Science Foundation (Award
#99-85999).

Geography Identification:
STFIPS is the State FIPS Code (53 for Washington).
CTYFIPS is the County FIPS Code.
CTYNAME is the county name.
VTD is the Census number for the precinct, unique within counties.
PCTNAME is the name of the precinct or voting-tabulation district
ELECPCT1 and ELECPCT2 are the precinct identification information used in the FEP's Washington election returns.
CD is the congressional district number (1-9).
LD is the legislative district number.

Votes for U.S. President:
GORETOT is total votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
GOREABS is absentee votes for Al Gore (Democrat).
GOREPOLL is votes cast at the polls for Al Gore (Democrat).
BUSHTOT is total votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
BUSHABS is absentee votes for George W. Bush (Republican).
BUSHPOLL is votes cast at the polls for George W. Bush (Republican).
POTHTOT is total votes for other candidates.
POTHABS is absentee votes for other candidates.
POTHPOLL is votes cast at the polls for other candidates.

Votes for U.S. Senate:
CANTTOT is total votes for Maria Cantwell (Democrat).
CANTABS is absentee votes for Maria Cantwell (Democrat).
CANTPOLL is votes cast at the polls for Maria Cantwell (Democrat).
GORTTOT is total votes for Slade Gorton (Republican).
GORTABS is absentee votes for Slade Gorton (Republican).
GORTPOLL is votes cast at the polls for Slade Gorton (Republican).
JARETOT is total votes for Jeff Jared (Libertarian).
JAREABS is absentee votes for Jeff Jared (Libertarian).
JAREPOLL is votes cast at the polls for Jeff Jared (Libertarian).

Votes for U.S. House:
CDEMTOT is total votes for the Democratic candidate.
     Inslee in District 1.
     Larsen in District 2.
     Baird in District 3.
     Davis in District 4.
     Keefe in District 5.
     Dicks in District 6.
     McDermott in District 7.
     Behrens-Benedict in District 8.
     Smith, A. in District 9.
CDEMABS is absentee votes for the Democratic candidate.
CDEMPOLL is votes cast at the polls for the Democratic candidate.
CREPTOT is total votes for the Republican candidate.
     McDonald in District 1.
     Koster in District 2.
     Matson in District 3.
     Hastings in District 4.
     Nethercutt in District 5.
     Lawrence in District 6.
     no candidate in District 7.
     Dunn in District 8.
     Vance in District 9.
CREPABS is absentee votes for the Republican candidate.
CREPPOLL is votes cast at the polls for the Republican candidate.
COTHTOT is total votes for other candidates.
     Newman (Libertarian) in District 1.
     Andrews (Libertarian) and Johnson (Natural Law) in District 2.
     Lewis (Libertarian) in District 3.
     Krauss (Libertarian) in District 4.
     Holmes (Libertarian) in District 5.
     Bennett (Libertarian) in District 6.
     Grus (Libertarian) and Szwaja (Green) in District 7.
     McIlroy (Libertarian) in District 8.
     Wright (Libertarian) in District 9.
COTHABS is absentee votes for other candidates.
COTHPOLL is votes cast at the polls for other candidates.

Votes for Governor:
GOVDEMT is total votes for Gary Locke (Democrat).
GOVDEMA is absentee votes for Gary Locke (Democrat).
GOVDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Gary Locke (Democrat).
GOVREPT is total votes for John Carlson (Republican).
GOVREPA is absentee votes for John Carlson (Republican).
GOVREPP is votes cast at the polls for John Carlson (Republican).
GOVOTHT is total votes for Steve LePage (Libertarian).
GOVOTHA is absentee votes for Steve LePage (Libertarian).
GOVOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Steve LePage (Libertarian).

Votes for Lieutenant Governor:
LGVDEMT is total votes for Brad Owen (Democrat).
LGVDEMA is absentee votes for Brad Owen (Democrat).
LGVDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Brad Owen (Democrat).
LGVREPT is total votes for William "Mike" Elliott (Republican).
LGVREPA is absentee votes for William "Mike" Elliott (Republican).
LGVREPP is votes cast at the polls for William "Mike" Elliott (Republican).
LGVOTHT is total votes for Ruth Bennett (Libertarian).
LGVOTHA is absentee votes for Ruth Bennett (Libertarian).
LGVOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Ruth Bennett (Libertarian).

Votes for Secretary of State:
SOSDEMT is total votes for Don Bonker (Democrat).
SOSDEMA is absentee votes for Don Bonker (Democrat).
SOSDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Don Bonker (Democrat).
SOSREPT is total votes for Sam Reed (Republican).
SOSREPA is absentee votes for Sam Reed (Republican).
SOSREPP is votes cast at the polls for Sam Reed (Republican).
SOSRFMT is total votes for Chris Loftis (Reform).
SOSRFMA is absentee votes for Chris Loftis (Reform).
SOSRFMP is votes cast at the polls for Chris Loftis (Reform).
SOSOTHT is total votes for J. Bradley Gibson (Libertarian).
SOSOTHA is absentee votes for J. Bradley Gibson (Libertarian).
SOSOTHP is votes cast at the polls for J. Bradley Gibson (Libertarian).

Votes for State Treasurer:
TREDEMT is total votes for Mike Murphy (Democrat).
TREDEMA is absentee votes for Mike Murphy (Democrat).
TREDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Mike Murphy (Democrat).
TREREPT is total votes for Diane Rhoades (Republican).
TREREPA is absentee votes for Diane Rhoades (Republican).
TREREPP is votes cast at the polls for Diane Rhoades (Republican).
TREOTHT is total votes for Tim Perman (Libertarian).
TREOTHA is absentee votes for Tim Perman (Libertarian).
TREOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Tim Perman (Libertarian).

Votes for State Auditor:
AUDDEMT is total votes for Brian Sonntag (Democrat).
AUDDEMA is absentee votes for Brian Sonntag (Democrat).
AUDDEMP is votes cast at the polls for  Brian Sonntag (Democrat).
AUDREPT is total votes for Richard McEntee (Republican)
AUDREPA is absentee votes for Richard McEntee (Republican)
AUDREPP is votes cast at the polls for Richard McEntee (Republican)
AUDOTHT is total votes for Chris Caputo (Libertarian).
AUDOTHA is absentee votes for Chris Caputo (Libertarian).
AUDOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Chris Caputo (Libertarian).

Votes for Attorney General:
AGDEMT is total votes for Christine Gregoire (Democrat).
AGDEMA is absentee votes for Christine Gregoire (Democrat).
AGDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Christine Gregoire (Democrat).
AGREPT is total votes for Richard Pope (Republican).
AGREPA is absentee votes for Richard Pope (Republican).
AGREPP is votes cast at the polls for Richard Pope (Republican).
AGOTHT is total votes for Richard Shepard (Libertarian), Stan Lippmann (Natural Medicine),
     and Luanne Coachman (Natural Law).
AGOTHA is absentee votes for Richard Shepard (Libertarian), Stan Lippmann (Natural
     Medicine), and Luanne Coachman (Natural Law).
AGOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Richard Shepard (Libertarian), Stan Lippmann (Natural
     Medicine), and Luanne Coachman (Natural Law).

Votes for Commissioner of Public Lands:
CPLDEMT is total votes for Mike Lowry (Democrat).
CPLDEMA is absentee votes for Mike Lowry (Democrat).
CPLDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Mike Lowry (Democrat).
CPLREPT is total votes for Doug Sutherland (Republican).
CPLREPA is absentee votes for Doug Sutherland (Republican).
CPLREPP is votes cast at the polls for Doug Sutherland (Republican).
CPLOTHT is total votes for Steve Layman (Libertarian).
CPLOTHA is absentee votes for Steve Layman (Libertarian).
CPLOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Steve Layman (Libertarian).

Votes for Insurance Commissioner:
INSDEMT is total votes for Mike Kreidler (Democrat).
INSDEMA is absentee votes for Mike Kreidler (Democrat).
INSDEMP is votes cast at the polls for Mike Kreidler (Democrat).
INSREPT is total votes for Don Davidson (Republican).
INSREPA is absentee votes for Don Davidson (Republican).
INSREPP is votes cast at the polls for Don Davidson (Republican).
INSOTHT is total votes for Mike Hihn (Libertarian).
INSOTHA is absentee votes for Mike Hihn (Libertarian).
INSOTHP is votes cast at the polls for Mike Hihn (Libertarian).

Registration and Turnout Data:
REGIS is the total number of registered voters.
VOTETOT is the total number of voters.
VOTEABS is the total number of absentee voters.
VOTEPOLL is the total number of voters who cast ballots at the polls.


The data file breaks both population and voting-age population up by race and by Hispanic origin.  The variable names are listed below, but the naming convention is fairly simple:
1) Every racial category is divided between Hispanics and non-Hispanics.  The Hispanic version will start with "H" while the non-Hispanic category starts with "NH".  So "HWH" counts all one-race white Hispanics, and "NHWH" counts all one-race white non-Hispanics; combined they would include all one-race whites.
2) Single-race categories have two-letter abbreviations: whites (WH), blacks (BL), native Americans (NT), Asians (AS), Pacific Islanders (PC), and other races (OT).  So non-Hispanic Asians would be "NHAS".
3) Double-race categories include the first letter for each race separated by an underscore.  So, for example, Hispanics who counted themselves as partly white and partly black would be "HW_B".
4) People who reported three or more races were collected in an omnibus category: Hispanics with three or more races (HPL3) and non-Hispanics with three or more races (NHPL3).
5) For every population category, there is a parallel Variable reporting that population category only among those who are voting-age population.  For the VAP, the variable name ends in "18".

Voting district population:
TOTP is the total population.

Non-Hispanics:
NHWH is the number of non-Hispanic Whites (single-race only).
NHBL is the number of non-Hispanic Blacks (single-race only).
NHNT is the number of non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives (single-race only).
NHAS is the number of non-Hispanic Asians (single-race only).
NHPC is the number of non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (single-race only).
NHOT is the number of non-Hispanics of any other race (single-race only).
NHW_B is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Black races.
NHW_N is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
NHW_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Asian races.
NHW_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHW_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and some other race.
NHB_N is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
NHB_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Asian races.
NHB_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHB_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and some other race.
NHN_A is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races.
NHN_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHN_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race.
NHA_P is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
NHA_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and some other race.
NHP_O is the number of non-Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race.
NHPL3 is the number of non-Hispanics of three or more races.

Hispanics:
HWH is the number of Hispanic Whites (single-race only).
HBL is the number of Hispanic Blacks (single-race only).
HNT is the number of Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives (single-race only).
HAS is the number of Hispanic Asians (single-race only).
HPC is the number of Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders (single-race only).
HOT is the number of Hispanics of any other race (single-race only).
HW_B is the number of Hispanics of both White and Black races.
HW_N is the number of Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
HW_A is the number of Hispanics of both White and Asian races.
HW_P is the number of Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HW_O is the number of Hispanics of both White and some other race.
HB_N is the number of Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races.
HB_A is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Asian races.
HB_P is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HB_O is the number of Hispanics of both Black and some other race.
HN_A is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races.
HN_P is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HN_O is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race.
HA_P is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races.
HA_O is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and some other race.
HP_O is the number of Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race.
HPL3 is the number of Hispanics of three or more races.

Voting Age Population:
TOTP18 is the total voting age population.

Non-Hispanics:
NHWH18 is the number of non-Hispanic Whites of voting age (single-race only).
NHBL18 is the number of non-Hispanic Blacks of voting age (single-race only).
NHNT18 is the number of non-Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives of voting age (single-race only).
NHAS18 is the number of non-Hispanic Asians of voting age (single-race only).
NHPC18 is the number of non-Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of voting age (single-race only).
NHOT18 is the number of non-Hispanics of any other race of voting age (single-race only).
NHW_B18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Black races of voting age.
NHW_N18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
NHW_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Asian races of voting age.
NHW_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHW_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both White and some other race of voting age.
NHB_N18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
NHB_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Asian races of voting age.
NHB_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHB_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Black and some other race of voting age.
NHN_A18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races of voting age.
NHN_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHN_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race of voting age.
NHA_P18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
NHA_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Asian and some other race of voting age.
NHP_O18 is the number of non-Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race of voting age.
NHPL318 is the number of non-Hispanics of three or more races of voting age.

Hispanics:
HWH18 is the number of Hispanic Whites of voting age (single-race only).
HBL18 is the number of Hispanic Blacks of voting age (single-race only).
HNT18 is the number of Hispanic American Indians and Alaska Natives of voting age (single-race only).
HAS18 is the number of Hispanic Asians of voting age (single-race only).
HPC18 is the number of Hispanic Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders of voting age (single-race only).
HOT18 is the number of Hispanics of any other race of voting age (single-race only).
HW_B18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Black races of voting age.
HW_N18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
HW_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Asian races of voting age.
HW_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HW_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both White and some other race of voting age.
HB_N18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native races of voting age.
HB_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Asian races of voting age.
HB_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HB_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Black and some other race of voting age.
HN_A18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Asian races of voting age.
HN_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HN_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both American Indian/Alaskan Native and another race of voting age.
HA_P18 is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander races of voting age.
HA_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Asian and some other race of voting age.
HP_O18 is the number of Hispanics of both Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander and some other race of voting age.
HPL318 is the number of Hispanics of three or more races of voting age.
